Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-27
FAIRFAX COUNTY.

FAIRFAX COUNTY
A telephone message received here 10 day
from the Office of the Fairfax Herald says
the entire democratic ticket in that county
is elected by the following maiorities Love,
54S Chichester, 4S7 Richardson, 54l Ora
ham, 3O6; Gordon, 4S7.; Wrenn, 432; Wiley,
449. and five of the elk supervisors.
In West End precinct the vote WAS For
Commonwealth Attorney: Love, 139 4;
Chambin, 62. Treasurer: Chichester, l2O ;
Beattie, 50. Clerk County Court: Richard
son, 141, Sangster, CO. Clerk Circuit Court :
Graham. 1876; Nodne, 6S. Sheriff Gordon,
1872; Sangster, GS. Commissioner of Rev
enue (northside) Wrenn, 1877; Croker, GO
Commissioner of Revenue (southsde) :
Wiley, 1877; Hunter, 66.
At Pullman's, the vote was Love n,
Chamblin 25 Chichester "A, Beattie 26 ;
Richardson H. Sangster % Graham II,
Nodine 81 Gordon "a, Sangster % Wrenn
10, Crocker % Wiley 50, Hunter Is.
| The election in Albemarlo county was for
county officers, sheriff, treasurer, county and
circuit clerks, supervisors and constables.
For the county clerkship two democrats and
one republican ran. Charlottesville elected
MAYOR and aldermen Judge Hughes, late
circuit Judge, ran against Harris, nominee Of
the democrats for mayor, and was defeated
The city of Staunton gives 2S5 majority
for the democratic nominees. The returns
from the county are slim, but indicate that
the democratic ticket for the general offices
has been elected by good majority.
At the election in Roanoke, Capt. 5. S
Brook was elected clerk of the court, NJ. c.
Thomas, treasurer and G. NJ. Turner, com.
missioner Of the revenue-all democrats
The council stands 6 democrats and repub
licans.
In Portsmouth, city, county and MUM
cipal officers were elected by heavy dem
ocratc majority over the labor ticket, the
republicans having abandoned the field In
Norfolk county the contest was for county
officers between the regular republicans and
iueionists, and the regular ticket carried the
county.
At the election in Lynchburg six nomi
nees of the democratic primary were elected
to the city council and nine knights of labor
four of whom ara negroes.
Three tickets were voted for in Winches
ter, citizens, temperance and republican
There was much scratching. The negroes
voted straight republican tickets. The dem.
ocratc ticket is elected in Frederick county
by large majority. The contest between
Cammer, independent, and Pifer, regular
democrat, for commissioner Of revenue was
spirited.
The entire straight republican ticket in
Henrico county has been elected by q ma
jorty of about 400.
A negro councilman was elected in Man
chester, opposite Richmond.
In Page county the republicans had a
full ticket in the field. Thedemocrats made
no nominations. In Luray the principal in
terest centered in the corporation election
of town counclmen between 1.-THE dry and
the wet tickets" The dry ticket was sue.
cessful by majorites ranging from - to IS.
Shenandoah elects clean democratic
county ticket.
In Pttsylyania county all of the demo.
cratic incumbonts were reelected except
the commissioner Of revenue in the Third
district
Henry county elects republican com.
monweath's attorney; a republican county
court clerk; democratic treasurer; repub-
lican clerk of circuit court; a republican
sheriff, and negro commissioner in the
northern district.